homonymnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒm.ə.nɪm/us/ˈhɑː.mə.nɪm/specializeda word that sounds the same or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning:
"No" and "know" are homonyms.
"Bow" (= bend at the waist) and "bow" (= weapon) are also homonyms.
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- alveolar
- approximant
- articulatory
- aspiration
- assimilation
- clear l
- clipped
- consonant
- nasalization
- onomatopoeia
- palatal
- palato-alveolar
- pharyngeal
- phoneme
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- silent letter
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